Ruth Padel is coming to the BookFest on 6 October to talk about Darwin: A Life in Poems—her biography in verse of her great-great grandfather, Charles Darwin. You can read reviews of the book in The Independent and The New York Times. Find out more about Ruth Padel at her website or at Contemporary Writers. Listen to the poet read her own work at the Poetry Archive.
Emma Darwin is a contemporary novelist who, like her cousin, the poet, Ruth Padel, is a great-great granddaughter of the naturalist Charles Darwin. Emma Darwin has written two well-received novels: The Mathematics of Love and A Secret Alchemy. Emma Darwin is coming to the Wimbledon BookFest on 8 October. You can find reviews of her books here and here. Be sure to consult the author’s own website. You can also follow her blog This Itch of Writing where she discusses the craft and discipline of writing. An interview with Emma Darwin is available at Vulpes Libris.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999, the Map of Love is a beautiful tale of love and mystery. Ahdaf Soueif will be appearing at Wimbledon BookFest 2009 on 6 October. If you want to find out more about the author you can: visit her website for lots of information including audio and video interviews and reviews of her work. Information is also available at Contemporary Writers. A complete list of articles Soueif has written for the Guardian can be found here.
William Boyd will be at BookFest on October 9th to discuss his new novel, Ordinary Thunderstorms. Find out more about William Boyd at his own website www.williamboyd.co.uk and at Contemporary Writers. which includes a fascinating essay on his work as a whole. Reviews of his novels are accessible through Encompass Culture. Several of Boyd’s novels have been made into film including Stars and Bars, Armadillo, and A Good Man in Africa. He’s also written screenplays for several other films. See a comprehensive list here.
Kamila Shamsie will be discussing Burnt Shadows on October 9th at Wimbledon Library. The novel, shortlisted, for the 2009 Orange Prize, is reviewed in The Guardian . See the author discuss the novel on YouTube. Find out more about Kamila Shamsie at Contemporary Writers . More information and a reading by the author is available from the Orange Prize.
On Monday October 5
Deborah Moggach will be discussing her latest novel,
In The Dark. The author’s
website is a good source of information, interviews, and photos. You can also find out more about her in the
Daily Mail,
Wikipedia, and
Contemporary Writers.
Chris Cleave writes a regular column in
The Guardian on the trials and tribulations of parenting. He will be visiting Bookfest on 6 October to discuss
The Other Hand. Read a review of the novel
here.
Author and actor
Julian Fellowes will be at Southside House on 7 October. Find out more about him on
Wikipedia. See his acting and screenwriting credits at
here and read an interview in the
Telegraph.